Who’ll win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The race is on for who’ll score the most goals at the tournament, and it is set to be one of the tournament’s most closely watched storylines.<\/p>\n
Several of the world’s top forwards will be aiming to finish as the competition’s leading goalscorer. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 enters the tournament after winning the Golden Boot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, while Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi, and Mikel Oyarzabal are among the other players expected to challenge for the award.<\/p>\n
And check out our list of all the 2026 World Cup goals, ranked!<\/p>\n
But keep an eye on USA’s Folarin Balogun, who had a two-goal effort in the win over Paraguay. The USA striker has gone from +125000 (pre-tournament) to +4000 (currently) to win the award.<\/p>\n
Harry Kane<\/u>: +310 (bet $10 to win $41 total)
Lionel Messi<\/u>: +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)
Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/u>: +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)
Erling Haaland<\/u>: +1000 ($10 to win $110)
Kai Havertz<\/u>: +1300 ($10 to win $140 total)
Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior<\/u>: +3300 ($10 to win $340 total)
Folarin Balogun<\/u>: +3500 ($10 to win $360 total)
Mikel Oyarzabal<\/u>: +3500 ($10 to win $360 total)
Lamine Yamal<\/u>: +3500 ($10 to win $360 total)
Raphinha<\/u>: +4500 ($10 to win $460 total)
Michael Olise<\/u>:\u00a0+4500 ($10 to win $460 total)
Viktor Gyokeres<\/u>: +4500 ($10 to win $460 total)
Julian Alvarez<\/u>: +5500 ($10 to win $560 total)
Luis Diaz<\/u>: +5500 ($10 to win $560 total)<\/p>\n
Lionel Messi (Argentina)<\/p>\n
Erling Haaland (Norway)
Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (France)
Harry Kane (England)
Elijah Just (New Zealand)
Yasin Ayari (Sweden)
Kai Havertz (Germany)
Folarin Balogun (USA)<\/p>\n
Marko Arnautovi\u0107 (Austria)
Jude Bellingham (England)
Marcus Rashford (England)\u00a0
Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)\u00a0
Jo\u00e3o Neves (Portugal)\u00a0
Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana)
Ali Olwan (Jordan)
Romano Schmid (Austria)
Leo \u00d8stigard (Norway)
Ayman Hussein (Iraq)
Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal)
Bradley Barcola (France)
Ramin Rezaeian (Iran)
Mohammad Mohebbi (Iran)
Maxi Ara\u00fajo (Uruguay)
Abdulelah Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia)
Emam Ashour (Egypt)
Alexander Isak (Sweden)
Viktor Gy\u00f6keres (Sweden)
Mattias Svanberg (Sweden)
Omar Rekik (Tunisia)
Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast)
Keito Nakamura (Japan)
Daichi Kamada (Japan)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands)\u00a0
Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands)
Felix Nmecha (Germany)\u00a0
Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany)\u00a0
Jamal Musiala (Germany)\u00a0
Nathaniel Brown (Germany)\u00a0
Deniz Undav (Germany)
Connor Metcalfe (Australia)
Nestory Irankunda (Australia)
John McGinn (Scotland)
Ismael Saibari (Morocco)
Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior (Brazil)
Breel Embolo (Switzerland)
Gio Reyna (USA)
Mauricio (Paraguay)
Cyle Larin (Canada)
Jovo Luki\u0107 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ladislav Krejc\u00ed (Czechia)
Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones (Mexico)
Ra\u00fal Jimenez (Mexico)
Hwang In-Beom (South Korea)
Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea)<\/p>\n
Yazan Al-Arab (Jordan; 1)
Ayman Hussein (Iraq; 1)
Mohamed Hany (Egypt; 1)
Miro Muheim (Switzerland; 1)
Dami\u00e1n Bobadilla (Paraguay; 1)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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